Can't connect to ssl://smtp.gmail.com:465

[ghost]

Hi!

PHPMailer works on localhost but not on my webserver.

$mail = new PHPMailer;

$mail->SMTPDebug = 4;
$mail->Debugoutput = 'html';

$mail->isSMTP();
$mail->Host = 'smtp.gmail.com';
$mail->SMTPAuth = true;
$mail->Username = $admin['data_email'];
$mail->Password = '...';
$mail->SMTPSecure = 'ssl';
$mail->Port = 465;

$mail->From = $admin['data_email'];
$mail->FromName = $admin['data_name'];
$mail->addAddress($email, $name);
$mail->addReplyTo('no-reply@erik-edgren.nu', 'Automatiserad e-post');
# $mail->addCC('cc@example.com');
# $mail->addBCC('bcc@example.com');

# $mail->addAttachment('footer.php');
$mail->isHTML(true);

$mail->Subject = utf8_decode($subject);
$mail->Body = utf8_decode($content);
# $mail->AltBody = utf8_decode($content);

if(!$mail->send()) {
    echo 'email-error|'.$mail->ErrorInfo;
} else {
    echo 'email-sended';
}

Connection: opening to ssl://smtp.gmail.com:465, timeout=300, options=array ()
SMTP ERROR: Failed to connect to server: (0)
SMTP connect() failed. https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Troubleshooting

What's wrong and how can I fix this issue?

[Synchro]

Just a wild guess here, but you could go to https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Troubleshooting where it will tell you exactly what's wrong.

[ghost]

I have already tried those settings. I have also tried to change the permissions of all the class files from 644 to 755. Didn't work. Tried 777 instead. Same result so I changed back to 644. I have double checked the connection setup and everything works just fine on localhost but not on my webserver.

[Synchro]

This has nothing to do with permissions. Read the troubleshooting guide and it will tell you what you need to do with gmail - it may involve using the xoauth dev branch.

[ghost]

openssl is enabled on the webserver. I have read the troubleshooting a "million" times now. Nothing works! The webserver is on a web hotel but it has a lot of issues so I'm on my way to create my own webserver. It will be a huge relief!

[Synchro]

If nothing is working, it just sounds like you have connectivity problems, which is what the DNS and telnet tests in the guide will tell you.

[boomsya]

the same problem after update php 5.4 to 7.0.4

2016-03-28 14:38:30 Invalid address: Ваш пенсійний консультант
2016-03-28 14:38:30 Connection: opening to ssl://mail.site.com:465, timeout=300, options=array (
)
2016-03-28 14:38:30 SMTP ERROR: Failed to connect to server: (0)
2016-03-28 14:38:30 SMTP connect() failed. https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Troubleshooting

[Synchro]

Follow the guide. If you don't do what it says I can't help you.

[ivantcholakov]

2016-03-28 14:38:30 Invalid address: Ваш пенсійний консультант

[Synchro]

Please don't hijack unrelated threads or post random unrelated stuff. It's not helpful.

[boomsya]

i resolve this problem in file libraries/vendor/phpmailer/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php
only add

    $options= array_merge( array('ssl' => array (
                    'verify_peer' => false,
                    'verify_peer_name' => false,
                    'allow_self_signed' => true)
                    ), 
                $options
                );

in function public function smtpConnect($options = array())

[Synchro]

Don't do that. You're undermining the point of using a library and your code will break when it gets updated. Read the docs and it tells you how to do that without altering library code.

[boomsya]

thanks. i will try

[bitabs]

Guys, I have had the same problem and I fixed it by just simply doing the following:
$mail->Host = 'tls://smtp.gmail.com:587';

You guys should do the same